ntp/udp
Network Time Protocol
Description
NTP provides the mechanisms to synchronize time and coordinate time
distribution in large, diverse internet operating at rates from mundane
to lightwave.
Notes
Implementation
More
NTP is a "grandfathered" STD. This means that it has reached a
level among Internet standards where it has stabilized.
RFCs
RFC-956 is an interesting precursor to the development of ntp.
RFC-957 discusses experiment in clock synchronizations prior to the
proposal of network time protocol.
RFC-958 Proposal of network time protocol.
RFC-1059
RFC-1119 is the standard document describing ntp.
RFC-1129 is a memo describing the protocol in RFC-1119
/www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1165.html">
RFC-1165 Network Time Protocol(NTP) over the OSI Remote Operations Service.
RFC-1708 is the NTP PICS PROFORMA (PICS=Protocol Implementation Conformance Statment)
RFC-1305
Reference Person
Dr. David Mills Mills@udel.edu
See also
SNTP - simple network time protocol:
RFC-1769
obsoletes
RFC-1361.
Update History
triemer Apr 25, 1995 7:07 AM